Tuesday 19 July 2016

The Atlantic Puffins

I spent a lot of my time watching and photographing the Puffins while in the Farnes. It's hard not to stare in wonder at their cute faces and clown like eyes. They look rather sad and it makes me want to give them a big hug and say everything's going to be okay.
On a serious note, they are remarkable birds. Spending the majority of the year at sea. Only returning to land to breed. The young Pufflings will spend the first few years of life out at sea, where their wings are perfectly adapted to swimming under water. In fact when you see them fly you can understand why they spend most of their time on the water.
These were taken on Staple Island and from the boat as we went around the island.

















28 comments:

  1. Superbe série ;-)
    Céline & Philippe

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  2. Amazing shots! I'd love someday to make a trip to see them.

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  3. Gorgeous captures of these wonderful birds!

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  4. Classic shots there Adam. What little posers those Puffins are.

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  5. I was in the Seattle Aquarium where they had a puffin enclosure. I stood there for a long time as one of the puffins kept diving under the water and popping up through the surface and fluttering about. Your photos are fantastic. I particularly like the ones with the fish in the puffins beak.

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  6. Whoa! Great series! I like the catch it has in its beak.

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  7. They are cute.

    I knew they could swim, but I didn't realize they spent so much time on the water.

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  8. It's easy to be overcome by their cuteness! :-) But they really are amazing birds! You got some wonderful shots! So cool you got to see so many. Love the photos with their beaks full of fish. Great post!

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  9. Super!SUPER! I love this photos.

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  10. WOW!!!!!!!! I love this series and these birds are amazing Adam... Michelle

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  11. this is a really odd looking bird. And fun to see how it carries the fish. You got some really good images :)

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  12. Fabulous Adam....just plain fabulous. I like your reference to the 'clown eyes'. Yes, indeed. Now that you mention it.

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  13. I've never met a puffin so I'm really jealous that you got to take so many amazing shots.

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  14. Perfect puffins! Wow. Great shots. All of them. He sure has a mouth full.

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  15. Fascinating birds! Your captures are amazing.

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  16. Most unusual looking bird, and amazing how many fish it can get in its mouth! (bill, beak?) Wonderful photos!

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  17. What an unusual and interesting bird. I'm popping over from Saturday's Critters. Thank you for sharing your pretty photos. Have a great day. Heather

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  18. What a wonderful series! I've always been fascinated by Puffins. Gorgeous! Have a fun filled week.

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  19. Amazingly cute! A face full of little fishies...
    ~

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  20. Puffins are on my birding bucket list! Your images are amazing!

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  21. gorgeous collection of photographs

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  22. Such wonderful birds. What a neat experience, Adam! Explore has a cam on some of these guys. It's interesting to watch them.

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  23. Spectacular!!!! That's all I can say!
    (ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

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  24. Thank you so much for adding more puffin photos to a blog after your taster photo on #AnimalTales last week - they really are such delightful birds and I do hope one day to see one for real.

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  25. Hello, awesome series on the Puffins. They are adorable birds. Thank you so much for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy day and week ahead!

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